Read a little bit closer and you might notice I didn't offer my opinion on that.

Genes are weird.

Savage

Honestly, I'm long tired of these people trying to put me out of work so they can have free* shit.
*but not really free

Every medic worth their salt knows and admires Doss. I'd hate to ever be in a similar situation, but I hope I would have the skill, strength, and presence of mind to do as well as he did or better.

I'm not exactly wearing a red cross on my sleeve, so I'm just as likely to get hit first as anybody else who isn't a radio man.
My training is to (if others can suppress the enemy) drag the casualty to cover, slap a hasty tourniquet on them, and then focus on engaging the enemy or breaking contact.
I'll convert the TQ to deliberate, secure the airway, ensure respiration, and start fluids and painkillers if circumstances allow (all in under six minutes), but never at the cost of combat effectiveness.
In the field, I don't do anything a CLS couldn't do until we stop taking effective fire. Until then my priority is to either defend the casualty, or help fight.
Our instructors stressed that ideally we kill the SOBs before we have to any medic shit.
Operational priorities: Complete the mission, prevent casualties, protect ourselves, treat casualties.

I actually know some 'Nam era combat vets that despise McCain.
Also, the China one works, I was replying to the Wall one.

Better, but not quite there yet.

I'm a soldier before I'm a medic. At least, that's the mentality that was trained into me. I get he might not agree with that, but he got pissed at us for referring to the enemy as haji, so he might just be one of those guys who take EO too seriously.

"Airman! Why did you kill those people?"

"I followed lawful orders to preserve national security, sir. As they were attempting to force entrance, I deemed the orders moral and ethical, and I feared for my life."

"Fair enough. Was the maniacal laughter really necessary, though?"

"Yes, sir."

And nobody will question them shooting people anyways.

Same. But if anyone does play this stupid game... you know.

I liked it

Rangers in WW2 used to be asked if they would "Stick a knife in a man's belly and twist it". Now I get told off by butter bars for saying I'd rather shoot haji before I have to perform combat medicine on my guys.

Honestly, I feel bad for whoever has to clean up if more than a few nutjobs actually show up

Capitalism is a large part of individualism. I spend my money on what I want. Or I agree to spend this much time doing whatever kind of work I so choose for pay myself and my employer agree too. Or I have a good idea and figure out to turn it into more money for me to do as I please with.

And the United States of America is particularly individualistic. Our birth was violent revolt from an empire, and then immediately after we tried to break ourselves up into 13 separate states. Even now we are not one single entity, but a union of 50 distinct states with their own laws, cultures, politucs, etc.
It's in our name. States (Plural) United in the Americas.

But... I wanna yeet California